TOO Cute Tuesday: Linky Par-Tay! #33

I hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend!
Let's get down to business :)

What did you make this week that is TOO Cute??

Come link up!

Rules:

• Must be made by you.
• Link up to the specific post - not your main blog.
• No Etsy shops or giveaways please :)
  
• Please post the button or link back here so more people can join in the fun.
• Visit some of the other participants and leave them some LOVE!

TOO Cute Tuesday will be open Tuesday-Friday.
On Saturday I'll highlight some of my favorites
and then we'll start over on Tuesday!


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Now Accepting: Applications for Funky Friday Features

Do you have a radtastic creative blog?
Do you have something FUNKY to share with us?
A fun tutorial? Awesome DIY? Tasty recipe?
Then I would love to have you post here at Funky PolkaDot Giraffe!!!

I am now accepting applications
for Funky Friday Features for June, July and August!

Please email me with the following information if you're interested:

NAME
BLOG URL
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Also, I am so excited to announce that I have started a Flickr group!
Lots of you have shared fun things you have made
that were inspired by Funky PolkaDot Giraffe posts, tutorials and recipes.
So, I wanted to create a place where you can share them!
Who will be the first to upload a picture???
I can't wait to see!!!!!
Then I can start sharing what you've made with everyone else!!!



Don't forget today is the last day to link up for May's Mailbox Monday.
This isn't just any ol' linky party - it's a place to link up
what you've received or sent in the mail.
All other links will be erased.

Enjoy your Memorial Day!!!



Just a little printable I whipped up to help me remember.
You can download yours HERE.
As always, printables from FPG are for PERSONAL USE only.
Honor bloggy karma and it will honor you.

Shop Update: Come and Get it!

It has been a LONG time since I added anything new to {THE SHOP},

so I wanted to share with you some of the fun things I added this weekend.

Rapunzel and Alice have been added to the Princess Collection.

Brown Ribbon Rosettes - clips and headbands

The first of many ruffled headbands.

Funky Frayed Fabric Flowers!!!!

And it's time to get your PATRIOTIC on!!!!

Bow Tie Hair Clips


Use the code FEELINGFUNKY to get 15% off your order now through Monday!
They would make FABULOUS teacher appreciation gifts!

Hurry!

Saturday Shout Outs: {The Lemon-Y} Edition

Oh my goodness!
There were so many fabulous things linked up this week,
AND we are so close to reaching 200 links!!!!
That makes me so EXCITED!!!!!

I have lots of fun things to show you,
so let's get down to business.
Enjoy your LONG weekend - I know I am :)


{Bling Bling Ring @ A Law Student's Journey}

{Triple Lemonade Cake @ Made By Nicole}

{Sweet Dreams Mask @ Little Giggler}

{Shell Pets @ Simple As That}

{Rootbeer Float on a Stick @ Smile Monsters}

{Mickey Mouse Necklace @ A Creative Princess}

{Matryoshkas @ Sarahndipities}

{Lemon Velvet Cake @ Yesterday on Tuesday}

{Mini Firework Cupcakes @ Lady Behind the Curtain}

{Hello Kitty Bow Tutorial @ Heck Fridays}

{60 Days of Summer Checklist @ Sassy Sites}

{Play Kitchen @ Virtuous Women Exposed}

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Funky Friday Feature: Polka Dots on Parade

Hi Friends!!

I'm Jaime from Polka Dots on Parade and I'm soooooo excited to be guest posting on the Funky Polkadot Giraffe today!!

It's especially exciting since I know Kyla in real life and she is one of my great crafty inspirations!! We are friends first because we are related by friendship - our Mom-in-laws are besties - and second because of our serious fabric addiction!

I spend most days in my pajamas, homeschooling my sweet boy and reading as many books as possible to my sassy adorable little girl! It's always a new adventure around here!

My great love besides fabric is food!! Today I want to share a couple of fun foodie ideas for the upcoming patriotic holidays!

I LOVE red, white, and blue and I'm so excited to start the patriotic season with my favorite course, DESSERT!!

This was my original vision - A cupcake flag!!

Everything is better made out of cupcakes, right?!?

Can't you just taste them?!?

Between the fresh fruit and the marshmallows,

this is an all-ages crowd pleaser!!

My second idea uses up the not so cute cupcakes that I always seem to end up with! Am I the only one??

These are so patriotically adorable!!

Happy Eating this season!!

I hope you'll POP on over to Polka Dots on Parade

for more fun food and crazy craftiness!!

Thanks for having me Kyla!!

Tutorial Thursday: Balanalana Cookies {aka} Banana Cookies

So I made a batch of these yummies
on Sunday morning with the intention of saving some
to photograph and use as a recipe for today.

Well, my lesson on Sunday was about Heritage
and I decided to share my heritage of baking
that has been passed down from my Grandma.
So, I took the cookies to church to share with the
teens I teach -
thinking there would still be plenty to photograph.

Um, wrong!
They were gone!

So last night was Youth Group,
so I would again have a large group to share them with,
so I spent yesterday making a double batch to share.





They are so lovely and yummy!
My husband says it's like the cross between
the top of a muffin and banana bread.
(TOP OF THE MUFFIN TO YOU!)



And have I told you how much I love my Cupcake Courier?
Mine came with cookie inserts that cover up
the cupcake holes so you can put cookies on the tiers.



I lined my tiers with wax paper, because once you glaze/frost
these little yummies, it can get kind of messy.






And now they are all boxed up and ready to go!



Banana Cookies
1 1/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup shortening
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup ripe to overripe bananas (about 2-3)
2 1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda

Cream sugar, shortening and vanilla until light and fluffy.
Add eggs.
Stir in smashed bananas.
Add flour, baking powder, soda, and salt.

Bake 400 degrees for 9-10 minutes - until golden colored.

Banana Frosting
1 smashed ripe to overripe banana
1 cup sifted powder sugar
1 T milk
1 tsp vanilla

The glaze/frosting is really to taste.
You can add more banana or powdered sugar if it's too runny.
Plus, the frosting is optional.
My husband and my son like them plain.
Weirdos.

ENJOY!